How to create a good attitude during the job interview?

On this exercise, please select the sentence that is the proper behavior during the job interview.

To ensure that this test has improved your ability to create a good attitude during the job interview, read one more time the tips for your succsesful behaviour below.  Good luck!

To create a good attitude during the interview you should:

To create a good attitude during the interview you should avoid to:

  • Be prepared and learn about the organisation before going to interview
  • ​Not to read in advance about the organisation as you could learn more about it during the job interview
  • Turn off your phone before the interview
  • Answer your phone during the interview 
  • Sit down after you are invited to do so 
  • Sit down before you are invited to do so
  • Ask concrete questions about the position for which you are applying to clarify exactly what the job entails
  • Ask the interviewer a lot of questions
  • Listen carefully to the interviewer and answer questions directly, honestly, and concisely
  • Interrupt the interviewer 
  • If you are unsure you clearly answered a question, ask the interviewer, “Did that answer your question?”
  • Give to interviewer very general answers, which are not clearly related to her/his question or for your job position. 
  • Limit information you provide to the interviewer to facts related to the position for which you are applying 
  • Share with the interviewer all your positive and negative experiences from your previous job(s)
  • Find out about the working environment
  • Ask the interviewer about the salary first
  • Clearly describe your skills, competences, and abilities related to the position that you are applying for
  • Ask the interviewer about your holiday time during the interview
  • Thank the interviewer for her/his time at the end of the interview
  • Leave immediately (after the interview) without thanking the interviewer for her/his time.

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